America. What does that reflect . It reflects two things. It reflects an unwillingness or an incapability of our Large Technology companies whether its. [inaudible] i would think he would havecriminal problems, id hope so. Good afternoon. Im a reporter at the Washington Post and im joined by john bolton, President Trumps former National Security advisor. Hes the author of the room where it happened a white house memoir. Ambassador bolton welcome. Thank you for having me. Your book has a detailed recounting how you left the Trump Administration. Why did you join the administration in the first place given what you wrote in the book about the president s behavior was largely known beforehand . I had the honor of serving in prior republican administrations as the state department, Justice Department and i felt that it was time to find a great challenge for the United States and i thought that the prior eight years of the Obama Administration had seen a lot of misguided policies that had w
And now on cspan2 book tv, more television for serious readers. Good evening. Im andrew natsios, the director of the Scope Institute on International Affairs at the bush school of government at a and m university. Id like to welcome our special event site for this evening with kim dennis is going to speak on our recent book black weight, saudi arabia, iran and the fortyyear rivalry unraveled cultural, religion and collective memory in the middle east. That said i spent the weekend reading it, i didnt quite get through it but i couldnt put it down it was so interesting if you havent read it after this evening, im sure youwill find if you havent already but i would urge you to read it. Its absolutelyfascinating. Its wellwritten, very well researched. Theres a narrative flow to it and its very troubling, i have to say that the purpose of the book. I would like to announce proportionally that our event in two days ambassador dennis ross who is another expert in the middle east is unable to
Has his work cut out for him. The former ceo Dennis Muilenburg has come under fire for handling of the 737 max crisis. Here is the man that will handle the crisis. Member of board of directors since 2009. Member of Blackstone Private Equity firm. He served as a ceo of nielsen and worked at 26 years with General Electric specifically with transportation and aircraft engines. Muilenburg as you know, critics said under him boeing was too cozy with regulators getting the 737 max plane to market. That the company was not transparent enough after the two crashes. The company says, new Ceo David Calhoun will bring a brand new commitment to communication. Number one is getting the 737 max planes in the air. The company halted production of the plane while it works with the faa to get it recertified. You see them sitting in the Production Facility parking lot in washington. Boeing a dow component. Boeing enjoyed a nice bump on the stock market today, but it hasnt been a great road since march.
Secretary Steven Mnuchin on the u. S. Economy and Financial Stability. He talks about Digital Currency, World Bank Lending at the potential impact of Climate Change. Ready to go . The committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled promoting stability, reviewing the administrations regular approach to Financial Stability. I want to inform all concerned that this meeting will end at 1 p. M. Per the request of the secretary. I now recognize myself for four minister give an opening statement. So let me welcome back secretary mnuchin. Today we are here to discuss the Trump Administrations actions that have undermined and not promoted our nations Financial Stability. As ive said many times before, i am very concerned about this administrations actions to eliminate important protections for consumers, investors and our economy. It appears that our banking regulators are following that te dereg
Hey edward. Reporter yeah, neil maybe the market is priced in the usmca will eventually get done but i have multiple sources stakeholders to usmca as well as congressional sources all being told that a deal with mexico over the changes to usmca has been finished. These sources are also told that canada would sign off on this deal and now a congressional source telling me that the language will be finalized in the next 24 hours and this deal is reratified by mexico also, the ratification process will be finished in canada and a vote is set here in the United States for ratification and the mexican trade negotiators back here in washington today this all center s around enforcement of labor provisions. And the House Speaker wanted the u. S. Inspectors to go in and make sure that mexico complies with workers, making 16 an hour , as well as other regulations. What mexico settled on is a neutral third party as well as the mexican and u. S. Representatives looking at compliance. Now with the